TED-Ed

Why is Aristophanes called "The Father of Comedy"? - Mark Robinson

2018 • E79    Aug 21, 2018    5m
Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world’s earliest surviving comic dramas. They're stuffed full of parodies, songs, sexual jokes and surreal fantasy -- and they’ve shaped how comedy’s been written and performed ever since. Mark Robinson shares a brief history of Aristophanes.

Lesson by Mark Robinson, directed by Anton Bogaty.

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